Coupling-connector for railway-car draft-rigging.



J. P..OOONNOR. COUPLING GDNNEOTOR' FOR RAILWAY GAR DRAFT RIGGING.

APPLICATION FILED awn-.30, 1912.

Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

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JOHN F. OCONNOR, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T VJILLIAM II. MINER, OF

, CHICAGO. ILLINOIS.

COUPLING-CONNECTOR FOE RAILWAY-CAR DRAFT-RIGGING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented an. a, rare.

Application filed September 30, 1912. Serial No. 723,020.

citizen of the United States, residing in Chicago, in the county ofCool: and State of llhnols, have invented a certain newand usefulImprovement in Coupler-Connectors for'ltailway-Gar Draft-Rigging, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, concise, and

. exact description, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing,forming a part of this specification.

llily invention relates to coupler connectors for railway car draftrigging.

The object of my invention is to provide a coupler connector for railwaycars which may be readily attached to and disconnected from the drawbar, and one which may also with the draw bar be readily attached to ordetached from the rest of the draft rigging.

A further object is to provide a coupler connector of simple and strongconstruction.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation partly in longitudinal sectionon line 11 of Fig. 2 of a railway draft rigging embodying my invention.Fig. 2 illustrates the draft gear, followers, draw bar. and yoke memberin elevation, the cheek plate on one side in horizontal section and theother cheek plate removed to illustrate the guide plate. 3 is a crosssection of the limb of the coupler connector taken on'line 3--3 ofFig. 1. Fig. 4 is a cross section of the limb of the coupler connectortaken on line 1 4: of Fig.1.

In the drawings 5, 5 represent the draft members or portions of the carframe to which the draft rigging is attached, 6, ,6 the stop memberssecured-to the same and provided with the front stop shoulders 7, 7 andrear stop shoulders 8, 8 and the front and rear limiting stop shoulders9, 9 and 10, 10 respectively.

11 represents the front follower, and 12 the compression resistingmember consisting of the shell 13 and the compression resisting parts14- within the shell. provided at its rear end with the transverse plateor rear follower 15, which is preferably integral with the said shell,the said follower plate 15 being rearwardly provided with the hook 16.The end sill 17 the bufier block 18 and the draw bar carry iron 19 areall of usual construction. The draw bar 20 is provided at its rear endwith the usual The shell 13 is coupler butt 21, said draw bar beingprovided with the transverse slot 22.

' 24 represents my iin 'n'oved coupler connector, the same comprising ahollow headto receive the coupler, the said head being provided with thetransverse slots 26, 2G to receive the coupler key 27, the said slotsbeing longitudinally extended. The said coupler connector furthercomprises a single lower limb 28 connected to the said head andpreferably integral therewith eX- tending rearwardly underneath thecompression resisting member 12, and provided at its rear end with theupwardly turned portion 29 which is provided with the hook 30 engagingthe hook 16 0f the follower plate 15 forming a hinged connection betweenthe rear end of said arm and the rear follower. The limb 28 ofthe'coupler connector is preferably hollow throughout its length, asindicated'at the numeral 81 in Fig. 3 and 32 in Fig. 1, and inpreferable construction is rectangular in cross section.

Secured to the stop members by the bolts 3?, 33 are the longitudinalguide members or plates 34,34 upon which the followers rest in theirreciprocating movements. Above the compression resisting member andsecured at either end to the draft sill is the top guide plate 35. Thetie plate 36, which is secured at either end to the draft members,passes beneath the limb 28 of the coupler connector 24: and serves as asupport for the same. Within the hollow head of the coupler connectorand transversely of the lower portion thereof is the shoulder 37 adaptedto engage the front lower shoulder 38 of the butt of the draw bar. Onrearward movement of the draw bar the same directly engages the frontfollower.

It will also be noted that, as the draw bar is moved rearwardly, theconnector remains stationary due to the slidable connection between itand the draw bar, and the arrangement at the rear of the friction shellis such as to prevent the connector from becoming detached from the rearfollower.

I claim 1. In. draft rigging for railway cars, in combination, a shel adraw bar, and means for connecting the same comprising a head engagingthe draw bar, and :1. single limb "i ended ,rearwardly from said head,andrearwardly hinged. to the shell.

gage the rear end thereof.

' 2. A coupler connector for railway draft rigging comprising ahollowhead to receive a draw bar and transversely slotted to receive acoupler key, the said head being'provided with a rearwardly extendedlimb adapted to extend along one side-of a compression resisting memberand pivotally en- 3. In railway draft rigging, the combination withthedraw bar, draft, members, stop members and a compression resisting de-,vice, of a coupler connector provided with means of connecting it to thedraw bar, and having a single limb extending along one side of thecompression resisting device and hinged to the rear end thereof.

4-. In a railway draft rigging, the combination with draft members, stopmembers, draw bars, compression resisting device and front and rearfollowers, of "a coupler connector having a single limb, said limb en-'gagin the draw bar at its one end and being hinge to the rear followerat its other end.

5. In a railway draft rigging, the combination with draft members, stopmembers, draw bar, compression resisting device and .front and rearfollowers, of a coupler connector having a single limb engaging the drawbar at its one end and hinged to the reair face" of the rear follower atits other on V 6; In a railway draft rigging, the combination. with adraw bar provided with transverse shoulders, stop members, draftmembers, compression resisting member and front and rear followers, of acoupler connector having a single limb provided at its for- "ward endwith a hollow head to receive a draw bar, and at its rear end with atransverse portion hinged to the rear follower,

. the said head having a transverse shoulder adapted to engage one ofthe shoulders of the draw bar.

7. In a railway draft rigging, a draw bar, a follower and a couplerconnector, the coupler connector comprising a hollow head slidablyengaging the draw bar, and a single rearwardly extended limb connectedwith said head at one end and hinged to the follower at the other end.

8. In a railway draft rigging, the combination with a draw bar, dra tmembers, stop members, compression resisting device, front and rearfollowers and a removable tie plate secured to the draft members belowthe compression resisting device, of a coupler connector slidinglyengaging the draw bar, and having a single arm rearwardly extended fromthe draw bar between the compression resisting member and saidtie plate,the said coupler connector being hinged at its rear end to the rearfollower.

9. In a railway draft rigging, the combination with a draw bar, draftmembers, stop members, compression resisting device, front nector w andrear followers anda removable tie plate secured to the draft membersbelow the compression resisting device, of a coupler connec'torslidingly engaging the draw bar and having a single arm rearwardlyextended from the draw bar between the compression resisting member andsaid tie plate, the said coupler connector being hinged at its rear endto the rear follower whereby through the remoualof said tie plate todraw bar and coupler connector may be dropped without disturbing theother members of the draft rigging.

10. In a railway draft rigging, a compression resisting member, a drawbar, and a coupler connector engaging therewith, said coupler connectorhaving a single limb, hinged at one end of the compression resistingmember and engaging both ends of said member.

11. In a railway draft rigging, the combination with a draw bar,compression resisting device, stop members, draft members, draw barcarry iron, tie plate and guide plates for the followers, of a couplerconnector slidingly engaging. the drawbar and having a single limbpassing between the compression resisting members and. the tie plate andhaving a hinged connection with the rear follower, said couplerconnector be- 5 ing adapted to receive between its ends the followersand compression resisting member, and being removable together with thedraw bar through the removal of the draw bar carry iron and tie platewithout disturbing the other members of the draft rigging.v

12. In a railway draft rigging, a compression resisting member, frontand rear followers, a draw bar and a coupler connector in slidinengagement therewith, the rear follower eing rearwardly provided with ahook, and the coupler connector having a single limb'provided with ahook engaging the hook upon the rear follower.

13. In a railway draft rigging, a pair of draft members and stop memberssecured thereto, a longitudinally movable compression resisting membermounted between the draft members, a pair of followers engaging eitherend of the compression resisting 1 5 member, guide plates secured to thestop members supporting the followers, a draw bar and a couplerconnector forwardly provided with a hollow opening to receive the drawbar in sliding engagement therewith, the said coupler connector having asingle limb rearwardly extended from said hollow portion, and passingunderneath the com pression resisting member and bin "ed to the rearfollower, a removable draw ar carry iron to support the draw bar, and aremovable tie Jlate to supportthe coupler conliereby thedraw bar andcoupler connector are capable when engaged to each other of beingremoved from the draft rig- 1 3c ging Without disturbing the other partsthereof.

14. In a railway draft rigging, a slotted draw bar, draw bar key, acompression resisting member, front and rear followers and a couplerconnector, the coupler connector having a hollow head to receive thedraw bar, said head having transverse slots to receive the draw bar keywhich slidingly engages in the same, the said coupler connector beingprovided with a single limb which passes underneath the compressionresisting member, and having a hinged engagement With the rear follower,the said draw bar on rearward movement being in direct engagement withthe front follower.

15. In a railway draft rigging, in combination, a draw bar, acompression resisting member and a coupler connector, the couplerconnector being provided with slidable means to engage the draw bar, andhaving a single limb extending along one side of the compressionresisting member and engaging the rear end thereof, the draw bar helng1n the line of draft of the compression resisting member and cooperablemeans on the rear follower and'the connector for detachably holdingthesame together.

16. In a'draft rigging, in combination, a draw bar, a compressionresisting meehanism and means for connecting the draw bar to the rearmember of the compression resisting mechanism, saidmeans including amember having a single limb extending along one side of the compressionresisting mechanism, said member at its rear being upwardly extended andprovided with a portion adapted to be detachably connected with the'rearfollower of the compression. resisting mechanism.

JOHN F. OCONN W itnesses ELEANOR L. NASH, Join; A. MARTINKUS.

